How do you print \ in python

Question

I would like to print a backslash character:

But whne I try to use escape characters

print(\"\"\)

I get a syntax error. I have looked into ecape characters, however is their a specific one for backslash ()?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 07 '20 at 12:49

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If you do

print("\")

you are escaping the final quote.

You need to escape the backslash.

print("\\")

answered Mar 07 '20 at 12:49

blueteeth

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 07 '20 at 12:49

1

It is simple, just escape the escape character itself:

print("\\")

answered Mar 07 '20 at 12:49

Kasper Davidsen

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